News24 reports that a former fisheries deputy director-general (DDG), who is accused of not reporting alleged fraud that she knew about to the police, has been granted bail of R100,000.
National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) spokesperson Eric Ntabazalila said on Tuesday that Siphokazi Ndudane, a former DDG of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, appeared in the Bellville Commercial Crimes Court after having been arrested on Monday. Ndudane was charged with two counts of contravention of the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act of 2004. According to Hawks spokesperson Zinzi Hani, during the period from 2016 to 2019 Ndudane allegedly failed to report incidents of fraud brought to her attention in her capacity as DDG. Two contracts were cited, the cancellation of which Ndudane saw to, but she was still on the hook for allegedly not informing the police. One involved a R2.2-million contract awarded to a company that did not have the required permit for the specialised work, and the second involved a R30-million contract to a company that submitted a fake tax certificate. The NPA claimed that, despite advice from colleagues, Ndudane allegedly opted to settle the matters and did not report suspicions of fraud to the police, as was required by someone in her position. Her case was postponed to 19 September.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard compiled by Jenni Evans at News24
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